3.6.1 Test 3.6

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    1. What is the the technique used by a surgeon to seal off a bleeding area by means of the deliberate surgical destruction of tissue?
      A. Transcutaneous oxymeter
      B. Electrocautery
      C. Arterial embolisation
    2. Haematinics are agents that increase the amount of haemaglobin in the blood.
      False
      True
    3. Which of these is NOT a crystalloid?
      A. Ringer's solution
      B. Normal saline
      C. Hetastarch
      D. Hypertonic saline
    4. Which of these techniques is NOT a method of reducing iatrogenic blood loss?
      A. Transcutaneous oximeter
      B. Pulse oximeter
      C. Haemodilution
    5. Hypotensive anaesthesia is a technique that lowers a patient's blood pressure during surgery, thus reducing blood loss.
      False
      True
    6. Which of these techniques involves removing blood from a patient, replacing it with fluids to maintain normal fluid volume, and then returning the blood to the patient after surgery
      A. Hypervolemic haemodilution
      B. Acute normovolemic haemodilution
    7. What is the name of the technique in which great care is taken to stop bleeding?

    8. What is the effect of Tranexamic acid on a patient's blood?
      A. It increases clot formation
      B. It reduces clot formation
    9. What is the name of the chemical, normally produced by the body, that stimulates the bone marrow to produce red blood cells?


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